The Grand Canyon has a rep. Other national parks and tourist destinations have their allure, but there’s something about the Grand Canyon, something profoundly archetypal, that sets expectations high: it’s not just big, it’s grand. It’s always been a wonder...

They say that the journey is the more important than the destination, and that was never more true than with our trip to Zion. We bolted out of Bryce late in the afternoon, wanting to make sure we could...

A visit to Bryce was one of the main drivers for our four week Southwest adventure. Twenty odd years ago, I came through this way with some friends, and walking through this unremarkable pine forest to the rim of...

Arches was HOT. With temperatures in the low 100’s, the park rangers were advising that all park exploration start at dawn and wrap up by 11 am. No joke. We turned the mid-day furnace to our advantage and spent...

“Gimme five!” The toughest part of long term traveling with an only child has to be lack of playmates. We’re a close family, and Zevin still enjoys his time with both Michelle and I. Zevin and I will take...

We bolted north towards Taos, hoping to get a peek at Earthship Biotecture before it closed, but missed it by minutes. But, like the old story goes, good luck, bad luck, who knows? We consulted with freecampsites.net, a crowd-sourced...

Heading out of Santa Fe at last, we cruised towards the Bandalier National Monument, a dry collection of canyons and mesas near Los Alamos. It’s also the ancestral home of the Pueblo peoples, a collection of Native American tribes...